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Topic: Honey Heater? (Read 4292 times)

I'm building a honey heater to lre-iquify 60llb pails of honey and need some help. The insulated box is easy and almostcomplete. I plan on using a light bulb as a heat source anda small fan to move the air around in the box.

The challenge I'm having is trying to locate a thermostatto turn the the light off at a known temperature. I haven'thad any success finding a thermostat locally. I did find acouple "single-pole, single-throw" thermostats on the webthat look encouraging. I'm curious if anyone else has "been there, done that" and can provide some guidance.TIAJim

I did something similar to that once, with a digital programmable thermostat from Home Depot........okok, I ripped it off our wall, then replaced it when I was done, but originally got it at HD. Good luck

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Beesharp,Sorry but somehow I missed this post of yours. If you haven't figured it out by now a simple wall type thermostat for controlling a home furnace works just fine. They typically operate on 24 volts but are capable of operating on 120 volts. The current draw from a 100 watt lightbulb is less than 1 amp and I can't imagine your using anything more than a simple computer type fan for circulation. My freezer works fine with one 100 watt bulb (with no fan). I keep it at 90 degrees in order to heat up buckets of honey before I filter and bottle it.Once you have the system operating it's a simple matter of placing a thermometer inside to check on the accuracy of the thermostat. If it's off a little, all you need do is ignore it and go by the reading on the thermometer.You can buy a simple one from any hardware store for around $10.